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Victory vs Bridgewater vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Victory has the most renters (28.6% rent).
Bridgewater has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Brunswick has the most kids (23.9% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Victory | Bridgewater | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53Lowest |
980Highest |
109 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.5% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
57.1±8Lowest 32% above VT |
57.5±13.8 33% above VT |
| Victory and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.5%±51Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±24.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Brunswick and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.2%±0.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
39.4%±25.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±11 VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
$128,125±$33kHighest 58% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
$228,100±$52kHighest 28% below VT |
| Brunswick and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $850±$778 31% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500 50% below VT |
$3,418Highest 32% below VT |
$2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
59.7%±39.1 VT: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 45.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.8% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.4% VT: 73.2% |
95.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
41 minHighest 76% above VT |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±15.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.